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 |
|---|---|
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| forte | one's strong point |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| condole | grieve |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |