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 |
|---|---|
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| billowing | wave |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |