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peccadillo

nounCommon GRE wordMore P words

a small, relatively trivial fault or sin

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Peccadillo in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing peccadillo in a sentence.

The biographer dwelled on minor peccadilloes rather than real achievements.

Synonyms
missteplapseindiscretionfoible
Antonyms

None listed.

Common questions

Questions about “peccadillo

Peccadillo (noun) means a small, relatively trivial fault or sin
Here is peccadillo used in an example sentence: "The biographer dwelled on minor peccadilloes rather than real achievements."
Common synonyms for peccadillo include misstep, lapse, indiscretion, foible.
Peccadillo is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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