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 |
|---|---|
| quarry | game |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |