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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WordMeaning
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
earthyof, relating to, or consisting of earth
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
arroyoa watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
tartagreeably sharp or acid to the taste