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 |
|---|---|
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |