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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catholic | roman catholic |
| sibling | sib |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |