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
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
knacka special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive