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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WordMeaning
kindleto start (a fire) burning : light
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
offhandwithout premeditation or preparation : extempore
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
padrea Christian clergyman
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
planeairplane
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss