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 |
|---|---|
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| garnish | decorate |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |