GRE Word List
PECCADILLO
a slight offense
The meaning of the word peccadillo is a slight offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| ignite | to set afire |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| privy | private |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| append | attach |