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 |
|---|---|
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| chafe | irritate |