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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| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |