GRE Word List
RESIDUAL
remainder
The meaning of the word residual is remainder.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |