GRE Word List

PALTRY

inferior

The meaning of the word paltry is inferior.

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tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
librettothe text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
compressto press or squeeze together
tempestuousof, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route