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 |
|---|---|
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| cohorts | companion |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |