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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depredationto lay waste : plunder
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pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
braggadocioempty boasting
invalidateto make invalid
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