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 |
|---|---|
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |