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 |
|---|---|
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| leave-taking | departure |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| reverie | daydream |