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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |