GRE Word List
PALTRY
inferior
The meaning of the word paltry is inferior.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |