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 |
|---|---|
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
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| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| concentric | having a common center |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
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| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |