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 |
|---|---|
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| grotesque | a 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 |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |