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 |
|---|---|
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |