GRE Word List
PALTRY
inferior
The meaning of the word paltry is inferior.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| steep | lofty |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
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| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
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