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 |
|---|---|
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| trample | tramp |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |