GRE Word List
LIBIDO
instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
The meaning of the word libido is instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| actuary | clerk |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |