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 |
|---|---|
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| stentorian | extremely loud |