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 |
|---|---|
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |