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 |
|---|---|
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| natal | native |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |