GRE Word List
FAVORITISM
the showing of special favor : partiality
The meaning of the word favoritism is the showing of special favor : partiality.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
herbivorous | feeding on plants |
irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
facsimile | an exact copy |