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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| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| congruent | congruous |