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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| Word | Meaning |
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| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| novelty | something new or unusual |