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 |
|---|---|
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |