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
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
irremediablenot remediable
retrenchcut down
eroticof, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
mongrelan individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
anachronisman error in chronology
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness