GRE Word List

PUNY

slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak

The meaning of the word puny is slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak.

Random words

WordMeaning
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
coalitionthe act of coalescing : union
adjutanta staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
junkettrip