GRE Word List
PETTY
having secondary rank or importance : minor
The meaning of the word petty is having secondary rank or importance : minor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| mortician | undertaker |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| canny | clever |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |