GRE Word List

PALTRY

inferior

The meaning of the word paltry is inferior.

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rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
dramaa composition (see composition
percussionthe act of percussing: such as
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
pluckto pull or pick off or out
mirthgladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter