GRE Word List
VAINGLORIOUS
marked by vainglory : boastful
The meaning of the word vainglorious is marked by vainglory : boastful.
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| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |