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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WordMeaning
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
sybaritevoluptuary
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
miragean optical (see optical
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
abortiveprematurely born
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
ordainto invest (see invest