GRE Word List
PECCADILLO
a slight offense
The meaning of the word peccadillo is a slight offense.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
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| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| addle | rotten |