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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |