GRE Word List
EGOTISTICAL
characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
The meaning of the word egotistical is characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| ploy | escapade |