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 |
|---|---|
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| contest | strive |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |