GRE Word List
PARTIAL
incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something
The meaning of the word partial is incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wreak | inflict; Ex. wreak one's vengeance on |
| clemency | disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement |
| quandary | dilemma; state of uncertainty; Ex. She is in a quandary about whether to go. |
| rudimentary | elementary; not developed; crude; N. rudiment: fundamental element or principle; Ex. rudiments of the language |
| rend | split; tear apart; N. rent; CF. heartrending: causing deep sorrow |
| wax | increase gradually (as the moon); grow |
| jaunt | trip; short journey |
| novice | beginner |
| impious | irreverent |
| shimmer | shine with a flickering light; glimmer intermittently; Ex. The moonlight shimmered on the water; N. |
