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humility

nounCommon GRE wordMore H words

a modest, unpretentious view of one's own importance

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In a sentence

Humility in a sentence

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Despite his fame, he accepted the award with genuine humility.

Synonyms
modestymeeknessdiffidenceunpretentiousness
Antonyms

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The novelist's late style is admired precisely for its blank: every superfluous phrase has been pared away, leaving prose of startling economy.

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Humility (noun) means a modest, unpretentious view of one's own importance
Here is humility used in an example sentence: "Despite his fame, he accepted the award with genuine humility."
Common synonyms for humility include modesty, meekness, diffidence, unpretentiousness.
Antonyms of humility include arrogance, pride, hubris.
Humility is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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