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 |
|---|---|
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| lode | waterway |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |