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 |
|---|---|
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| spate | freshet |
| pilfer | steal |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |