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 |
|---|---|
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| haggard | not tamed |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |