Vocabulary

1. Hubris - excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.
His hubris demeanor made him unenjoyable to be around.

I knew what hubris meant from reading, and using context clues while reading.

2. Quagmire -

an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog.

a situation from which extrication is very difficult: a quagmire of financial indebtedness.

anything soft or flabby.

 

We were in quite a quagmire.

 

I've heard this word used in books and movies.

 

3. Futile - incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful:

trifling; frivolous; unimportant.

 

His attempt to jump start his care was futile.

 

Star wars.