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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WordMeaning
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
actuarialof or relating to actuaries
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
bacchanalorgy
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
compatiblecapable of existing together in harmony
whinnyto neigh especially in a low or gentle way