GRE Word List

RESIDUAL

remainder

The meaning of the word residual is remainder.

Random words

WordMeaning
perennialpresent at all seasons of the year
ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
indignityan act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
whittlea large knife
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
forwardnear, being at, or belonging to the forepart