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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paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
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ancestryline of descent : lineage
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
mirthgladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter