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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prognosticateto foretell from signs or symptoms : predict
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
emasculateto deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
antecedeprecede
simianof, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
bacchanaliaa Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry