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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| influx | a coming in |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |