GRE Word List

PECCADILLO

a slight offense

The meaning of the word peccadillo is a slight offense.

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malfeasancewrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
maniacalaffected with or suggestive of madness
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murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
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