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.

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suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
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insidioushaving a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
fallibleliable to be erroneous
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
meekenduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
innocuousproducing no injury : harmless
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
degradationthe act or process of degrading