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 |
|---|---|
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
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