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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disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
calculated | apt |
castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
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craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |