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
predisposeto dispose in advance
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
veerto change direction or course
procurementthe act or process of procuring
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
circleta little circle
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration