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 |
|---|---|
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |