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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kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
outragean act of violence or brutality
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
monochromatichaving or consisting of one color or hue
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life