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 |
|---|---|
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| shove | to push along |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |