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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WordMeaning
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
calumnya misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
mercurialof, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
rallyto muster for a common purpose
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
sycophanta servile self-seeking flatterer
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism