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 |
|---|---|
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |