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 |
|---|---|
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |