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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| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |