GRE Word List

VESTIGE

a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost

The meaning of the word vestige is a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost.

Random words

WordMeaning
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
fancierone that has a special liking or interest
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
miragean optical (see optical
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb