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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endorse | to write on the back of |
prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
passe | past one's prime |
bookish | of or relating to books |