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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forego | to go before : precede |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| query | question |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| querulous | habitually complaining |