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.

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WordMeaning
indulgentwilling to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
lodewaterway
luminarya person of prominence or brilliant achievement
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
historichistorical
dearthscarcity that makes dear
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox