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
opportunistone that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
gleanto gather grain or other produce left by reapers
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence