GRE Word List
MINUTE
extremely small; CF. minutes: official record of the proceedings at a meeting
The meaning of the word minute is extremely small; CF. minutes: official record of the proceedings at a meeting.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crux | essential or main point; Ex. the crux of the problem; ADJ. crucial: of deciding importance |
| squalor | condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state; ADJ. squalid: dirty; sordid; morally repulsive; Ex. squalid story |
| leery | (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious |
| rig | arrangement of masts and sails; V: equip (a ship) with rigging; ADJ. rigging: ropes that hold up a ship's sails |
| grandiose | affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas |
| undertaker | funeral director; one whose business is to arrange burials |
| piscatorial | pertaining to fishing; CF. Pisces |
| repulse | reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship); drive back (an enemy attack); CF. repulse $\neq$ cause repulsion |
| propitiate | appease; conciliate; make peaceful; ADJ. propitiatory |
| lunar | pertaining to the moon |
