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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| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| rational | having reason or understanding |