GRE Word List
PECCADILLO
a slight offense
The meaning of the word peccadillo is a slight offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| oversee | survey |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |