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 |
|---|---|
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| flighty | swift |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |