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

WordMeaning
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
tribunala court or forum of justice
lucrativeproducing wealth : profitable
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
syllogisma 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")
overseesurvey
whittlea large knife