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 |
|---|---|
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| hysteria | a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| demented | mad |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| collate | to compare critically |