GRE Word List
PITTANCE
small amount (of money); small allowance or wage
The meaning of the word pittance is small amount (of money); small allowance or wage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cunning | clever in deceiving; sly; N: cleverness in deceiving; deceit |
| muted | silent; muffled; toned down; Ex. muted traffic noise |
| impious | irreverent |
| animus | hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition |
| demotic | of or pertaining to the people |
| ravage | devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms |
| vibrant | full of vigor or energy; vibrating |
| anticlimax | letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting |
| ravel | fall apart into tangles; entangle; unravel or untwist |
| alleviate | relieve (pain) |
