GRE vocabulary
vainglorious
excessively boastful and vain about one's achievements
In a sentence
Vainglorious in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing vainglorious in a sentence.
His vainglorious account of the battle inflated his own minor role.
Synonyms
boastfulconceitedegotisticalarrogant
Antonyms
modesthumble
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Questions about “vainglorious”
Vainglorious (adjective) means excessively boastful and vain about one's achievements
Here is vainglorious used in an example sentence: "His vainglorious account of the battle inflated his own minor role."
Common synonyms for vainglorious include boastful, conceited, egotistical, arrogant.
Antonyms of vainglorious include modest, humble.
Vainglorious is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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