GRE Word List
PECCADILLO
a slight offense
The meaning of the word peccadillo is a slight offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |