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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| lampoon | satire |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |