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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|---|---|
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| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| headlong | headfirst |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
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