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

WordMeaning
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
diabolicalof, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
afterlifean existence after death
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
vertebrateany 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
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
catechismoral instruction