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 |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |