GRE Word List
HUMILITY
humbleness of spirit
The meaning of the word humility is humbleness of spirit.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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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. |