GRE Word List
VAINGLORIOUS
marked by vainglory : boastful
The meaning of the word vainglorious is marked by vainglory : boastful.
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| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| devious | wandering |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| purveyor | one that purveys |