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 |
|---|---|
| evenhanded | fair |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| cataclysm | flood |
| fauna | animal life |
| dart | a light spear |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |