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 |
|---|---|
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |