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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WordMeaning
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
purveyorone that purveys
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
imbroglioan acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division
groovea long narrow channel or depression
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
vernalof, relating to, or occurring in the spring
derisionthe use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt