GRE Word List
PALTRY
inferior
The meaning of the word paltry is inferior.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| courier | messenger |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |