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 |
|---|---|
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |