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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comityfriendly social atmosphere : social harmony
collateto compare critically
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)