GRE Word List
PALTRY
inferior
The meaning of the word paltry is inferior.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |