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 |
|---|---|
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| farce | stuff |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| douse | to plunge into water |