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 |
|---|---|
| endue | provide |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| retrench | cut down |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |