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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| overwhelm | upset |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |