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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |