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 |
|---|---|
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |