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 |
|---|---|
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |