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 |
|---|---|
| paradigm | example |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |