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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| retribution | recompense |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| aver | to declare positively |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |