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 |
|---|---|
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| progeny | descendants |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |