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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|---|---|
| puerile | juvenile |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |