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 |
|---|---|
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
