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 |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |