GRE Word List
MINUTE
the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds
The meaning of the word minute is the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| demented | mad |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |