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 |
|---|---|
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |