GRE Word List
PALTRY
insignificant; petty; trifling; contemptible; Ex. paltry sum; CF. trash
The meaning of the word paltry is insignificant; petty; trifling; contemptible; Ex. paltry sum; CF. trash.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proponent | supporter; backer; opposite of opponent |
| esteem | respect; value; judge; N. |
| static | having no motion; unchanging; lacking development; N. stasis: stable state |
| nicety | precision; accuracy; minute distinction or difference; Ex. to a nicety: exactly; precisely; Ex. distinguish between niceties |
| animadversion | critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval |
| torque | twisting force; force producing rotation |
| hover | hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state |
| discomfit | frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass; perturb |
| disconcert | confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb |
| vigil | keeping watch (during normal sleeping hours); Ex. all-night vigil |
