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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WordMeaning
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
apostateone who commits apostasy
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
providentfrugal
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
torrenta violent or forceful flow of fluid
secessionwithdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement