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

WordMeaning
hotheada hotheaded person
rentproperty (such as a house) rented or for rent
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
ventto provide with a vent
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
seamyhaving the rough side of the seam showing
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
muddleto make turbid or muddy