GRE Word List
HUMBLE
of low rank or position; modest; having a low opinion of oneself and a high opinion of others; unassuming; not proud; V. humiliate: make humble; cause to feel ashamed or to lose the respect of others
The meaning of the word humble is of low rank or position; modest; having a low opinion of oneself and a high opinion of others; unassuming; not proud; V. humiliate: make humble; cause to feel ashamed or to lose the respect of others.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| osseous | made of bone; bony |
| ceremonious | marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy |
| homely | not good-looking; unattractive |
| edict | decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command |
| quixotic | idealistic but impractical; CF. Don Quixote |
| occident | the West |
| opalescent | iridescent; lustrous; like an opal; N. opalescence |
| interregnum | period between two successive reigns or governments |
| tangential | only slightly connected; not central; peripheral; digressing; showing divergence; CF. tangent |
| vagary | capricious happening; caprice; whim; CF. wander |
