GRE Word List

PALTRY

inferior

The meaning of the word paltry is inferior.

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WordMeaning
migratoryof, relating to, or characterized by migration
consortassociate
osseousbony
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
slougha place of deep mud or mire
iotaan infinitesimal amount : jot