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
nascentcoming or having recently come into existence
garishclothed in vivid colors
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
torrenta violent or forceful flow of fluid
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
indoctrinateto imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
quivera case for carrying or holding arrows
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures