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
converseto exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
fetefestival
abateto decrease in force or intensity
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
ancestryline of descent : lineage