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narcissism

nounCommon GRE wordMore N words

excessive self-admiration and preoccupation with oneself

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Narcissism in a sentence

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Her constant need for praise revealed a deep streak of narcissism.

Synonyms
vanityegotismself-absorption
Antonyms
humilitymodestyselflessness

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Verbal · Text Completion

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Narcissism (noun) means excessive self-admiration and preoccupation with oneself
Here is narcissism used in an example sentence: "Her constant need for praise revealed a deep streak of narcissism."
Common synonyms for narcissism include vanity, egotism, self-absorption.
Antonyms of narcissism include humility, modesty, selflessness.
Narcissism is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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