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 |
|---|---|
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |