GRE Word List
PITTANCE
a small portion, amount, or allowance
The meaning of the word pittance is a small portion, amount, or allowance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |