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
remunerativeserving to remunerate
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
choicethe act of choosing : selection
mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
corpulenthaving a large bulky body : obese
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
affectedartificial; pretended