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 |
|---|---|
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| contrive | devise |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |