GRE Word List

GLOSSARY

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WordMeaning
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
affiliationthe state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
slovenlyuntidy especially in personal appearance
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
wrenchto move with a violent twist
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise