GRE Word List
HUBRIS
arrogance; excessive self-conceit
The meaning of the word hubris is arrogance; excessive self-conceit.
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Word | Meaning |
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peregrination | journey; V. peregrinate |
reprimand | reprove severely; rebuke; N. |
satiate | satisfy fully (physical needs such as hunger); sate; N. satiety: condition of being satiated |
yokel | rustic; country bumpkin; |
ignoble | unworthy; not noble; dishonorable; Ex. ignoble deed |
platitude | trite remark; commonplace statement; ADJ. platitudinous |
personify | represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is evil/patience personified; N. personification |
insubordination | disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate |
lateral | of or coming from the side |
finite | limited |