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 |
|---|---|
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |