GRE Word List
HUMILITY
humbleness of spirit
The meaning of the word humility is humbleness of spirit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acclimate | adjust to climate or environment; adapt |
| bigotry | stubborn intolerance |
| eugenic | pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race |
| buoyant | able to float; cheerful and optimistic; N. buoyancy; Ex. buoyancy of wood/water/American market |
| agenda | items of business at a meeting |
| blues | state of depression or melancholy; style of slow, mournful music (evolved from southern Black American songs) |
| nemesis | someone seeking revenge; source of downfall or ruin; CF. Nemesis |
| contempt | scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible |
| venerate | revere; treat with great respect |
| excerpt | selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V. |