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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phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
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
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
gnarlsnarl
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
nomenclaturename
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
rationa food allowance for one day
indecisivemarked by or prone to indecision : irresolute