Word of the Day — December 28, 2012

Narcissism — NAR-sis-SIZM — self-centeredness, excessive or erotic interest in one's appearance, extreme selfishness

Example: "Bob Marshall in a letter to the N.Y. Times commented on Newt Gingrich's negative appeal: 'I believe that his bombastic responses about his own behavior are examples of the narcissism at the root of the political gridlock we see now in Washington.'"