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
dramaa composition (see composition
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
clownfarmer
gratuitysomething given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
unseemlynot seemly: such as
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
fiascoa complete failure
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling