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 |
|---|---|
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| unfrock | defrock |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |