GRE Word List
RESIDUAL
remainder
The meaning of the word residual is remainder.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |