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 |
|---|---|
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |