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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WordMeaning
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
genuflectto bend the knee
denizeninhabitant
engrossto copy or write in a large hand
scoffan expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end