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 |
|---|---|
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |