Today’s “Word of the Day” is “vainglorious” and it is an adjective meaning “overly proud of oneself; excessively vain, boastful, bigheaded, pompous, bragging, self-satisfied”.
Example Sentence: Now, 20 years on, Kabul has fallen again, and that silly, jingoistic triumphalism is placed in perspective. The west’s victory (in November 2001) was, at best, temporary and at worst, illusory. Despite its well-meant, ill-considered, vainglorious attempts to transform Afghanistan in its own image, the Taliban are back in charge. By some measures the situation is worse than in 2001. The question – have the Taliban changed? – is on everyone’s lips. In part, it’s wishful thinking.
This word is present in The Guardian article The Observer view on the Taliban and how they underestimate ordinary Afghans and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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