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 |
|---|---|
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| impinge | encroach |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |