GRE Word List
HUMILITY
freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble
The meaning of the word humility is freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |