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 |
|---|---|
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |