GRE Word List
RESIDUAL
remainder
The meaning of the word residual is remainder.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| steep | lofty |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |