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 |
|---|---|
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| cohorts | companion |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |