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 |
|---|---|
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |