GRE Word List
PARTIALITY
the quality or state of being partial : bias
The meaning of the word partiality is the quality or state of being partial : bias.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |