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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |