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 |
|---|---|
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| forebears | ancestor |