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 |
|---|---|
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |