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.

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wontaccustomed
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caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
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authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority