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.

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gyroscopea 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
condigndeserved
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
callousbeing hardened and thickened
incrustationa crust or hard coating
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
traumaticpsychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems
composurea calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession
lassitudea condition of weariness or debility : fatigue
galaxymilky way galaxy