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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |