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 |
|---|---|
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| aromatic | of, relating to, or having aroma: |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |