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 |
|---|---|
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |