gloat vs vaunt

gloat and vaunt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gloat	Yes	No	Yes	No
vaunt	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, vaunt is a hypernym of gloat; that is, vaunt is a word with a broader meaning than gloat:

Other hypernyms of gloat include blow, bluster, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout.

gloat (noun)	vaunt (noun)
malicious satisfaction	extravagant self-praise

gloat (verb)	vaunt (verb)
dwell on with satisfaction	show off
gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy