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 |
|---|---|
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |