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 |
|---|---|
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |