GRE vocabulary
vanguard
the leading position or group at the forefront of a movement
In a sentence
Vanguard in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing vanguard in a sentence.
These artists were in the vanguard of the modernist movement.
Synonyms
forefrontfrontlinespearheadleaders
Antonyms
rearguardstragglers
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vacillate
to waver indecisively between options or opinions
vacillation
the inability to decide between different courses of action; wavering
vacuity
total absence of thought, ideas, or substance
vacuous
empty of meaning, substance, or intelligence
vagabond
a person who roams from place to place with no fixed home
vagary
an unpredictable or capricious change or notion
vagrant
a person who wanders without a settled home or work
vainglorious
excessively boastful and vain about one's achievements
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Questions about “vanguard”
Vanguard (noun) means the leading position or group at the forefront of a movement
Here is vanguard used in an example sentence: "These artists were in the vanguard of the modernist movement."
Common synonyms for vanguard include forefront, frontline, spearhead, leaders.
Antonyms of vanguard include rearguard, stragglers.
Vanguard is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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