GRE Word List

FAVORITISM

the showing of special favor : partiality

The meaning of the word favoritism is the showing of special favor : partiality.

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WordMeaning
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
dementedmad
loutto bow in respect
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
legacya gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning