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 |
|---|---|
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| scotch | scottish |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |