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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| dyslexia | a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |