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 |
|---|---|
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |