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 |
|---|---|
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |