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 |
|---|---|
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |