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 |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |