GRE Word List
PECCADILLO
a slight offense
The meaning of the word peccadillo is a slight offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |