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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| amity | friendship |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |