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 |
|---|---|
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| growl | rumble |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |