GRE Word List
REMNANT
a usually small part, member, or trace remaining
The meaning of the word remnant is a usually small part, member, or trace remaining.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
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| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
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| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
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