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 |
|---|---|
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |