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
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
onusburden
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God