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 |
|---|---|
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |