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 |
|---|---|
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| attentive | mindful |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |