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 |
|---|---|
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| random | a haphazard course |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |