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 |
|---|---|
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| append | attach |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |