GRE Word List
HUBRIS
exaggerated pride or self-confidence
The meaning of the word hubris is exaggerated pride or self-confidence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| exhume | disinter |