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 |
|---|---|
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| eventual | contingent |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |