GRE Word List
PETTY
having secondary rank or importance : minor
The meaning of the word petty is having secondary rank or importance : minor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |