GRE Word List

PALTRY

inferior

The meaning of the word paltry is inferior.

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recuperateto get back : regain
demolitionthe act of demolishing
panaceaa remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
revoketo annul by recalling or taking back : rescind
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
impuissanceweakness