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 |
|---|---|
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
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| rider | one that rides |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
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| devious | wandering |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |