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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WordMeaning
fettera chain or shackle for the feet
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
jauntysprightly in manner or appearance : lively
vervethe spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
immobilitynot moving : motionless
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
tranquillitythe quality or state of being tranquil
acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively