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 |
|---|---|
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| demise | death |