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 |
|---|---|
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| endue | provide |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| countenance | look |
| demerit | offense |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |