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 |
|---|---|
| fulcrum | prop |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| trappings | outward signs |
| dissension | disagreement |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |