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 |
|---|---|
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |