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 |
|---|---|
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| lax | loose |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |