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 |
|---|---|
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |