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.

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unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
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maledictioncurse
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edificebuilding
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
aloofremoved or distant either physically or emotionally