GRE Word List

PALTRY

inferior

The meaning of the word paltry is inferior.

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pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
dissensiondisagreement
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence