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 |
|---|---|
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |