hubris
- hu·bris /ˈhjuːbrəs, ˈhjuːbrɪs/ noun [uncountable]
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solicit
so·li·cit /səˈlɪsət, səˈlɪsɪt/ verb
- [intransitive usually progressive] to offer to have sex with someone in exchange for money:
- She was arrested for soliciting.
- [intransitive and transitive] formal to ask someone for money, help, or information:
- Morgan is accused of illegally soliciting campaign contributions.
- solicit something from somebody
- The governor sent two officials to Mexico City to solicit aid from the President.
- [intransitive and transitive] American English to try to sell a product or service by taking it to homes or businesses and showing it to the people there:
- No soliciting on company premises is allowed.
emerge
e·merge W2 AC /ɪˈmɜːdʒ $ -ɜːrdʒ/ verb [intransitive]
- to appear or come out from somewhere:
- The flowers emerge in the spring.
- emerge from
- The sun emerged from behind the clouds.
- if facts emerge, they become known after being hidden or secret → come out:
- Eventually the truth emerged.
- Later it emerged that the judge had employed an illegal immigrant.
- to come out of a difficult experience
- emerge from
- She emerged from the divorce a stronger person.
- to begin to be known or noticed:
- a religious sect that emerged in the 1830s
- emerge as
- Local government has recently emerged as a major issue.
prevailing
pre·vail·ing /prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/ adjective [only before noun]
- existing or accepted in a particular place or at a particular time SYN current:
- The prevailing mood of public opinion remained hostile.
- the prevailing economic conditions in Northern Ireland
- prevailing wind a wind that blows over a particular area most of the time