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
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
evenhandedfair
compressto press or squeeze together
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
lubricateto make smooth or slippery
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
pulchritudephysical comeliness
regicidea person who kills a king