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 |
|---|---|
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |