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 |
|---|---|
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |