Vocabulary: GRE words about arrogance and humility
A collection of advanced vocabulary words for the GRE focused on the themes of arrogance and humility, essential for mastering nuanced language in academic settings.
חידון(20 שאלות)
1. What does 'modest' mean?
מונחים בסט לימוד זה(20)
Arrogance Terms(10)
hubris
excessive pride or self-confidence
vainglory
excessive pride in one's achievements
haughty
arrogantly superior and disdainful
pompous
affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important
overweening
showing excessive confidence or pride
egotistical
excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself
pretentious
attempting to impress by affecting greater importance
self-aggrandizing
promoting oneself as being powerful or important
snooty
snobbishly aloof and self-important
smug
having or showing an excessive pride in oneself
Humility Terms(10)
modest
humble
self-effacing
avoiding drawing attention to oneself
unassuming
not pretentious or arrogant
deferential
showing respect and esteem
humility
a modest view of one's own importance
subdued
quiet and reflective
meek
quiet, gentle, and not willing to argue
servile
showing an excessive willingness to serve
humble pie
acknowledgment of one's errors; a lesson in humility
lowly
of low social status; humble
שאלות בסט לימוד זה(20)
1. What does 'modest' mean?
2. What does 'hubris' mean?
3. Which word means 'a modest view of one's own importance'?
4. Which word means 'arrogantly superior and disdainful'?
5. In the sentence 'Her self-effacing attitude made everyone feel comfortable in her presence,' what does 'self-effacing' mean?
6. 'Vainglory' is best defined as what?
7. What does 'unassuming' mean?
8. What does 'smug' mean?
9. Which word means 'showing respect and esteem'?
10. Which word means 'showing excessive confidence or pride'?
11. In the sentence 'He accepted his mistakes with humility,' what does 'humility' mean?
12. What does 'pompous' mean?
13. What does 'subdued' mean?
14. Which word means 'promoting oneself as being powerful or important'?
15. Which word means 'quiet, gentle, and not willing to argue'?
16. What does 'pretentious' mean?
17. In the phrase 'he was forced to eat humble pie,' what does 'humble pie' refer to?
18. Which word means 'snobbishly aloof and self-important'?
19. What does 'lowly' mean?
20. What does 'egotistical' mean?
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