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 |
|---|---|
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |