GRE Word List
PARTISAN
a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
The meaning of the word partisan is a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| defer | put off |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |