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 |
|---|---|
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| wreak | bring about |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |