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
crypticsecret
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
frivolousof little weight or importance
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
providentfrugal
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
ruthlesshaving no pity : merciless
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy