GRE Word List
PECCADILLO
a slight offense
The meaning of the word peccadillo is a slight offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| dire | exciting horror |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |