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 |
|---|---|
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |