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 |
|---|---|
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |