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.

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WordMeaning
transgressionan act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as
spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
tartagreeably sharp or acid to the taste
remittancea sum of money remitted
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing