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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prepossessingcreating prejudice
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abutto border on : to touch along an edge
innocuousproducing no injury : harmless
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
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