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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imbue | endow |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |