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
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is but one God
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
inebriatedexhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated
hirsutehairy
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
jocosegiven to joking : merry
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure