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 |
|---|---|
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| flounder | flatfish |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |