predilection

a preference or special liking

Roots

  • lect / leg: choose, gather, read, or pick out
  • pre-: before, earlier, or in front

Other words with the lect / leg root

  • eclectic: drawing ideas, styles, or sources from many places
  • eclecticism: practice of drawing from many sources
  • elect: to choose by vote
  • election: formal choice by vote
  • elitist: favoring a select group as superior
  • lecture: formal talk or lesson
  • select: to choose carefully from a group

Pre- gives before and lect / leg gives choosing: a predilection feels like a prior choice.

Her predilection for visual examples made the lesson easier to remember.

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