GRE Word List
PECCADILLO
a slight offense
The meaning of the word peccadillo is a slight offense.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| venue | locale |