GRE Word List
PECCADILLO
a slight offense
The meaning of the word peccadillo is a slight offense.
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| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
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| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
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