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 |
|---|---|
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |