GRE Word List

MINUTIAE

a minute or minor detail

The meaning of the word minutiae is a minute or minor detail.

Random words

WordMeaning
traverseto go or travel across or over
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
cunningdexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
manifestreadily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight