GRE Word List
PECCADILLO
a slight offense
The meaning of the word peccadillo is a slight offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |