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Ego

The conscious and permanent subject of all psychical experiences, whether held to be directly known or the product of reflective thought; -- opposed to non-ego.

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Brain 76% connected

The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in the cartilaginous…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Consciousness 76% connected

The state of being conscious; knowledge of one's own existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts, etc.

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Head 76% connected

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

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Mind 76% connected

The intellectual or rational faculty in man; the understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives, judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritu…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Nous 76% connected

Intellect; understanding; talent; -- used humorously.

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Pride 76% connected

A small European lamprey (Petromyzon branchialis); -- called also prid, and sandpiper.

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Psyche 76% connected

A lovely maiden, daughter of a king and mistress of Eros, or Cupid. She is regarded as the personification of the soul.

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Egotism 92% connected

The practice of too frequently using the word I; hence, a speaking or writing overmuch of one's self; self-exaltation; self-praise; the act or practi…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Self 92% connected

Same; particular; very; identical.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Self-importance 92% connected

An exaggerated estimate of one's own importance or merit, esp. as manifested by the conduct or manners; self-conceit.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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