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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nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
replicateduplicate
wearyexhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
incensematerial used to produce a fragrant odor when burned
vulpineof, relating to, or resembling a fox
intrudeto thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
incessantcontinuing or following without interruption : unceasing