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 |
|---|---|
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
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| pliant | pliable |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |