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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torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
artificeclever or artful skill : ingenuity
cunningdexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
pendingduring
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
cadaverousof or relating to a corpse
gushto issue copiously or violently