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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sober | not intoxicated |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |