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 |
|---|---|
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
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| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |