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 |
|---|---|
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| regime | regimen |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |