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 |
|---|---|
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| clime | climate |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |