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 |
|---|---|
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| blackball | to vote against |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| stench | stink |