GRE Word List

PREDILECTION

an established preference for something

The meaning of the word predilection is an established preference for something.

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WordMeaning
viandan item of food
malaproposin an inappropriate or inopportune way
ecstasya state of overwhelming emotion
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
detonationthe action or process of detonating
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
maxima general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
resentmenta feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury