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 |
|---|---|
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |