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 |
|---|---|
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |