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 |
|---|---|
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| stilted | pompous |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |