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 |
|---|---|
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |