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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luminarya person of prominence or brilliant achievement
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venoma toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
ragamuffina ragged often disreputable person
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous