GRE Word List
PREDILECTION
an established preference for something
The meaning of the word predilection is an established preference for something.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |