GRE Word List
PALTRY
inferior
The meaning of the word paltry is inferior.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| gazette | newspaper |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |