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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| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
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| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
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