GRE Word List
VAIN
having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited
The meaning of the word vain is having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |