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 |
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forebears | ancestor |
assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
guise | a form or style of dress : costume |