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 |
|---|---|
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |