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 |
|---|---|
| steep | lofty |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| kismet | fate |
| mendicant | beggar |