humble
     adj 1: low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage";
            "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people";
            "small beginnings" [syn: {low}, {lowly}, {modest}, {small}]
     2: marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a
        humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing,
        he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"-
        B.K.Malinowski [ant: {proud}]
     3: used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) [syn: {menial},
         {lowly}]
     4: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense);
        "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or
        lowly) birth" [syn: {base}, {baseborn}, {lowly}]
     v 1: cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"
     2: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his
        colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn: {humiliate},
         {mortify}, {chagrin}, {abase}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0