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 |
|---|---|
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |