GRE Word List

PRECINCT

a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district

The meaning of the word precinct is a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district.

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WordMeaning
bigotryobstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
clipencompass
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
juncturea point of time
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
modulateto tune to a key or pitch