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
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
apparentopen to view : visible
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
foregoto go before : precede
mercurialof, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
papyrusa tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
convolutedhaving convolutions