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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WordMeaning
forda shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
reparteea quick and witty reply
categoricalabsolute
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
sinewyfull of sinews: such as
stoutstrong of character: such as