GRE Word List
RESIDUAL
remainder
The meaning of the word residual is remainder.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| grotto | cave |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| garnish | decorate |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |