GRE Word List

HUBRIS

exaggerated pride or self-confidence

The meaning of the word hubris is exaggerated pride or self-confidence.

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eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
afflictiona cause of persistent pain or distress
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
militantengaged in warfare or combat : fighting
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive