GRE Word List
PARTITION
the action of parting : the state of being parted : division
The meaning of the word partition is the action of parting : the state of being parted : division.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |