GRE Word List

EGOISM

a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action

The meaning of the word egoism is a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action.

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beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
grottocave
finishto come to an end : terminate
stem_fromarise from; originate from
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
toutto make much of : promote
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner
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