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 |
|---|---|
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |