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 |
|---|---|
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| kismet | fate |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |