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 |
|---|---|
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |