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 |
|---|---|
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| condign | deserved |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |