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
upshotthe final result : outcome
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
concordatcompact
acclimateto adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
foliagea representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation
bulkmagnitude
inertlacking the power to move