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 |
|---|---|
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| denomination | an act of denominating |