GRE Word List
EGO
the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
The meaning of the word ego is the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| lewd | obscene |
| lunar | crescent |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |