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 |
|---|---|
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| dart | a light spear |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |