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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WordMeaning
fruitionpleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
gratuitysomething given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
turbulencethe quality or state of being turbulent: such as
azurethe blue color of the clear sky
rivetinghaving the power to fix the attention : engrossing
writsomething written : writing
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character