spite vs humble

spite is a noun but humble is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spite	Yes	No	Yes	No
humble	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, humble is a hyponym of spite; that is, humble is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spite:

Other hyponyms of spite include affront, diss, insult, lacerate, sting, abase, chagrin, humiliate, mortify.

spite (noun)	humble (noun)
malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
feeling a need to see others suffer

spite (adjective)	humble (adjective)
	marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
	low or inferior in station or quality
	of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
	used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

spite (verb)	humble (verb)
hurt the feelings of	cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
	cause to be unpretentious