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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| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
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