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 |
|---|---|
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |