GRE Word List
NEPOTISM
favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
The meaning of the word nepotism is favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| skimp | skimpy |
| welter | writhe |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |