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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| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| grotto | cave |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
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