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 |
|---|---|
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| catechism | oral instruction |