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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WordMeaning
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing
detachedstanding by itself : separate
scrupuloushaving moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
integralessential to completeness : constituent
overblownpast the prime of bloom
charany of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
inroadan advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something