GRE Word List
RESIDUE
something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
The meaning of the word residue is something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| cataclysm | flood |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |