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.
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| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
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| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
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| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
