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 |
|---|---|
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |