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 |
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| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| dilute | attenuate |