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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |