GRE Word List
VAINGLORIOUS
marked by vainglory : boastful
The meaning of the word vainglorious is marked by vainglory : boastful.
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yore | time past and especially long past |
bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
recipient | one that receives : receiver |
apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
plane | airplane |
idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |