GRE Word List
RESIDUAL
remainder
The meaning of the word residual is remainder.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |