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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dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
kindleto start (a fire) burning : light
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
jibeto be in accord : agree
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
intermediarymediator
paragona model of excellence or perfection