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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WordMeaning
infidelone who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
puerilejuvenile
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
noisomenoxious
temperatehaving a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful