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 |
|---|---|
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |