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 |
|---|---|
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |