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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incognito | with one's identity concealed |
oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
ploy | escapade |
harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
pseudonym | a fictitious name |
nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |