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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WordMeaning
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
machiavellianof or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
sportivefrolicsome
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed