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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pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
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disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
vociferousmarked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
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incendiaryigniting combustible materials spontaneously
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connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication