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 |
|---|---|
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| collate | to compare critically |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |