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 |
|---|---|
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| dour | stern |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |