GRE Word List
PREDILECTION
an established preference for something
The meaning of the word predilection is an established preference for something.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |