GRE Word List

PECCADILLO

a slight offense

The meaning of the word peccadillo is a slight offense.

Random words

WordMeaning
centrifugea machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects
lineamentsan outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
sedentarynot migratory : settled
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
perpetualcontinuing forever : everlasting
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships