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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| guileless | innocent |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |