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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humdrummonotonous
renditionthe act or result of rendering something: such as
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
rhapsodya portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation