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 |
|---|---|
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| nourish | nurture |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| executioner | one who executes |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |