GRE Word List
VANGUARD
the forefront of an action or movement
The meaning of the word vanguard is the forefront of an action or movement.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| writ | something written : writing |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |