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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retainto keep in possession or use
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supplicantone who supplicates
providencedivine guidance or care
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
blushoutward appearance : view
panderto act as a pander
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