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 |
|---|---|
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |