A paltry sample of nine plants cannot support conclusions about a species distributed across three continents.
仅九株植物的微小样本，无法支撑关于一个分布于三大洲的物种的结论。
Which choice best defines “paltry”?
A — Petty and insignificant; meager.. “paltry” means Petty and insignificant; meager..
Which word means “Petty and insignificant; meager.”?
B — paltry. “paltry” means Petty and insignificant; meager..
paltry — Petty and insignificant; meager.. In Chinese: 微不足道的;可鄙的.
paltry is pronounced //ˈpɔːltri//.
A paltry sample of nine plants cannot support conclusions about a species distributed across three continents. (仅九株植物的微小样本，无法支撑关于一个分布于三大洲的物种的结论。)
meager, trifling, negligible — all close in meaning to paltry (Petty and insignificant; meager.).
substantial, ample — each the opposite of paltry (Petty and insignificant; meager.).
Yes. paltry is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
paltry → 少得可怜。