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Pedant :: Pedant (n.) One who puts on an air of learning; one who makes a vain display of learning; a pretender to superior knowledge.

Inutility :: Inutility (n.) Uselessness; the quality of being unprofitable; unprofitableness; as, the inutility of vain speculations and visionary projects..

Verbena :: Verbena (n.) A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.

Glorious :: Glorious (n.) Eager for glory or distinction; haughty; boastful; ostentatious; vainglorious.

Mountebankery :: Mountebankery (n.) The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.

Chauvinism :: Chauvinism (n.) Blind and absurd devotion to a fallen leader or an obsolete cause; hence, absurdly vainglorious or exaggerated patriotism..

Self-conceited :: Self-conceited (a.) Having an overweening opinion of one's own powers, attainments; vain; conceited..

Pedantry :: Pedantry (n.) The act, character, or manners of a pedant; vain ostentation of learning..

Baffle :: Baffle (v. i.) To struggle against in vain; as, a ship baffles with the winds..

Ineffectually :: Ineffectually (adv.) Without effect; in vain.

Flimsy :: Flimsy (superl.) Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse, objection..

Vanity :: Vanity (n.) The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity.

Vaniloquence :: Vaniloquence (n.) Vain or foolish talk.

Vanity :: Vanity (n.) That which is vain; anything empty, visionary, unreal, or unsubstantial; fruitless desire or effort; trifling labor productive of no good; empty pleasure; vain pursuit; idle show; unsubstantial enjoyment..

Vainly :: Vainly (adv.) In a vain manner; in vain.

Thrasonical :: Thrasonical (a.) Of or pertaining to Thraso; like, or becoming to, Thraso; bragging; boastful; vainglorious..

Unfounded :: Unfounded (a.) Having no foundation; baseless; vain; idle; as, unfounded expectations..

Peristerion :: Peristerion (n.) The herb vervain (Verbena officinalis).

Pompous :: Pompous (a.) Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as, pompous manners; a pompous style..

Newfangledness :: Newfangledness (n.) Affectation of, or fondness for, novelty; vain or affected fashion or form..

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