GRE Word List
PITTANCE
a small portion, amount, or allowance
The meaning of the word pittance is a small portion, amount, or allowance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |