GRE Word List
MINUTE
extremely small; CF. minutes: official record of the proceedings at a meeting
The meaning of the word minute is extremely small; CF. minutes: official record of the proceedings at a meeting.
Random words
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crux | essential or main point; Ex. the crux of the problem; ADJ. crucial: of deciding importance |
squalor | condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state; ADJ. squalid: dirty; sordid; morally repulsive; Ex. squalid story |
leery | (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious |
rig | arrangement of masts and sails; V: equip (a ship) with rigging; ADJ. rigging: ropes that hold up a ship's sails |
grandiose | affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas |
undertaker | funeral director; one whose business is to arrange burials |
piscatorial | pertaining to fishing; CF. Pisces |
repulse | reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship); drive back (an enemy attack); CF. repulse $\neq$ cause repulsion |
propitiate | appease; conciliate; make peaceful; ADJ. propitiatory |
lunar | pertaining to the moon |