GRE Word List

VAINGLORIOUS

marked by vainglory : boastful

The meaning of the word vainglorious is marked by vainglory : boastful.

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WordMeaning
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
insensatelacking sense or understanding
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
malignanttending to produce death or deterioration
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
congenitalexisting at or dating from birth