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 |
|---|---|
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |