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 |
|---|---|
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| residual | remainder |
| calculated | apt |