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
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
venalcapable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
beatificof, possessing, or imparting beatitude
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
flounderflatfish
sanctimonioushypocritically pious or devout
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle