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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| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |