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
hedonista person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
meteoricof or relating to a meteor
rareseldom occurring or found : uncommon