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 |
|---|---|
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |