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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |