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 |
|---|---|
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |