GRE Word List
PALTRY
inferior
The meaning of the word paltry is inferior.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| modish | fashionable |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |