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 |
|---|---|
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |