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 |
|---|---|
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |