GRE Word List
PECCADILLO
a slight offense
The meaning of the word peccadillo is a slight offense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |