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 |
|---|---|
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| disquietude | anxiety |