GRE Word List

PREDILECTION

an established preference for something

The meaning of the word predilection is an established preference for something.

Random words

WordMeaning
adjacentnot distant : nearby
discerningshowing insight and understanding : discriminating
gauchelacking social experience or grace
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
estimablecapable of being estimated
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
aplombcomplete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
vainhaving or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited