GRE Word List

PARTIAL

of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total

The meaning of the word partial is of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total.

Random words

WordMeaning
queuea braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
avantgardegroup of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
slagthe dross or scoria of a metal
sprightlymarked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable