GRE Word List
PECCADILLO
a slight offense
The meaning of the word peccadillo is a slight offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| niggle | trifle |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| dilute | attenuate |