GRE Word List
HUBRIS
exaggerated pride or self-confidence
The meaning of the word hubris is exaggerated pride or self-confidence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |