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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
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| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |