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 |
|---|---|
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |