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
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
matrimonythe state of being married : marriage
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
effectualproducing or able to produce a desired effect
thesisa dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
truncateto shorten by or as if by cutting off
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off