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 |
|---|---|
| evenhanded | fair |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |