GRE Word List
HUMBLE
not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
The meaning of the word humble is not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |