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 |
|---|---|
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| addle | rotten |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |