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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| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
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| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| obscure | dark |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
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| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| scourge | whip |