GRE Word List
PECCADILLO
a slight offense
The meaning of the word peccadillo is a slight offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |