GRE Word List
MINUTIAE
a minute or minor detail
The meaning of the word minutiae is a minute or minor detail.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |