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
oatmealmeal made from oats
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
smeara viscous or sticky substance
cachea hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
ruffiana brutal person : bully
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
chafeirritate