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 |
|---|---|
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| concordat | compact |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |