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 |
|---|---|
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| overwhelm | upset |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| impuissance | weakness |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| approbation | commendation |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |