GRE Word List
EGOTISM
excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun
The meaning of the word egotism is excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |