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 |
|---|---|
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| seemly | good-looking |