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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| disconsolate | cheerless |