GRE Word List

THRIFTY

given to or marked by economy and good management

The meaning of the word thrifty is given to or marked by economy and good management.

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WordMeaning
ecclesiasticecclesiastical
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
resentmenta feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
trekto make one's way arduously
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
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statutoryof or relating to statutes
whittlea large knife