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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glazeto furnish or fit with glass
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
titularhaving the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
seasoneda time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
somnambulistan abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed
pariaha member of a low caste of southern India