GRE Word List
PALTRY
inferior
The meaning of the word paltry is inferior.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| desiccate | to dry up |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |