GRE Word List

RESIDUAL

remainder

The meaning of the word residual is remainder.

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WordMeaning
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
maverickan unbranded range animal
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
infidelone who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity
slinkto go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
torquea force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
aquilinecurving like an eagle's beak