GRE Word List
PREDILECTION
an established preference for something
The meaning of the word predilection is an established preference for something.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| passe | past one's prime |
| bookish | of or relating to books |