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 |
|---|---|
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| auroral | dawn |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |