GRE Word List
VAINGLORIOUS
marked by vainglory : boastful
The meaning of the word vainglorious is marked by vainglory : boastful.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |