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 |
|---|---|
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| disport | sport |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |