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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gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
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standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
douseto plunge into water
blushoutward appearance : view
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation