GRE Word List

PALTRY

inferior

The meaning of the word paltry is inferior.

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ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
featurethe structure, form, or appearance especially of a person
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
rationalizeto bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
thespianactor
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
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scrappyconsisting of scraps
deltathe 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot