GRE Word List
PALTRY
inferior
The meaning of the word paltry is inferior.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| consort | associate |
| osseous | bony |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |