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 |
|---|---|
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| groom | bridegroom |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |