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 |
|---|---|
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| retiring | reserved |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |