GRE Word List
RESIDUAL
remainder
The meaning of the word residual is remainder.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |