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 |
|---|---|
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| amend | to put right |
