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 |
|---|---|
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| stentorian | extremely loud |