GRE Word List
PREDILECTION
preference; partiality
The meaning of the word predilection is preference; partiality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| communal | held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune |
| beguile | deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile |
| cantata | story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio) |
| memento | token; reminder of the past; keepsake; Ex. memento of your visit |
| pestilential | causing plague; tending to cause death; baneful; N. pestilence: fatal epidemic disease (esp. bubonic plague) |
| yore | time long past; Ex. in the days of yore |
| equipoise | balance; balancing force; equilibrium |
| privy | secret; hidden; not public; made a participant in something secret; Ex. privy chamber government; Ex. be privy to a discussion; CF. private |
| remission | temporary moderation (of disease symptoms); remitting of a debt or punishment; cancelation of a debt; pardon; Ex. The disease went into remission; Ex. Christians pray for the remission of sins. |
| homage | honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to |