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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assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
fraileasily led into evil
captionthe part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
apiculturethe keeping of bees especially on a large scale
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
reckoncount
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
replicateduplicate