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 |
|---|---|
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |