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.

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WordMeaning
miscreantunbelieving
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
meteoricof or relating to a meteor
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
nimblequick and light in motion : agile
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
omnivorousfeeding on both animal and vegetable substances