GRE Word List
PECCADILLO
a slight offense
The meaning of the word peccadillo is a slight offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| fester | to generate pus |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |