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 |
|---|---|
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| retiring | reserved |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |