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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WordMeaning
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
apiculturethe keeping of bees especially on a large scale
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
abbreviateto make briefer