GRE Word List
PETTY
having secondary rank or importance : minor
The meaning of the word petty is having secondary rank or importance : minor.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| primal | original |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |