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hubris

/ˈhjuːbɹɪs/

Meanings
noun
Excessive pride, presumption or arrogance (originally toward the gods).

Examples :

"The student's hubris, believing he knew everything, led him to ignore his teacher's advice. "
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Illustration believing

believing verb

/bɪˈliːvɪŋ/ /bəˈliːvɪŋ/

To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)

"I believe there are faeries."

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

Illustration pride

pride noun

/pɹaɪd/

The quality or state of being proud; an unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, looks, wealth, importance etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve and often contempt of others.

"Her pride prevented her from asking for help on the project, even though she was struggling. "

Illustration presumption

presumption noun

/prɪˈzʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n/ /pɹiˈzʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n/

The act of presuming, or something presumed

"My presumption that everyone would be at the meeting was wrong; several people were absent. "

Illustration originally

originally adverb

/əˈɹɪdʒnəli/

As it was in the beginning.

"Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age."

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excessive adjective

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

Illustration arrogance

arrogance noun

/ˈæɹ.oʊ.ɡəns/

The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another

"His arrogance made it hard for him to work with others on the project. "

Illustration student

student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration everything

everything pronoun

/ˈɛvɹiθɪŋ/

All the things under discussion.

"I checked the list again and everything is done."

Illustration advice

advice noun

/ədˈvaɪs/ /ædˈvaɪs/

An opinion offered in an effort to be helpful.

"She was offered various piece of advice on what to do with her new-found wealth."

Illustration ignore

ignore verb

/ɪɡˈnɔː/ /ɪɡˈnɔɹ/

To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.

"A problem ignored is a problem doubled."

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toward adjective

/tɘ.ˈwoːd/ /tə.ˈwɔːd/ /tʊ.ˈwɔɹd/

Yielding, pliant; docile; ready or apt to learn; not froward.

"My younger sister is very toward; she learns new things quickly and easily. "