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 |
|---|---|
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| hysteria | a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |