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 |
|---|---|
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| clown | farmer |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| desiccate | to dry up |