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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| vulture | any 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 |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |