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 |
|---|---|
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |