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
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
billowingwave
outgoinggoing away : departing
penologya branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
compatiblecapable of existing together in harmony
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
studiousassiduous in the pursuit of learning
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions