GRE Word List
MINUTIAE
a minute or minor detail
The meaning of the word minutiae is a minute or minor detail.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |