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.

Random words

WordMeaning
collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
recastto cast again
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
underlyinglying beneath or below
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
microcosma little world
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
verbalizeto express something in words
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature