GRE Word List
ECONOMY
efficiency or conciseness in using something; thrifty management of resources
The meaning of the word economy is efficiency or conciseness in using something; thrifty management of resources.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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shove | push forward; push roughly; Ex. pushing and shoving to get on the bus; N. |
convoke | call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation |
condole | express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow |
faze | disconcert; dismay; embarrass |
consequential | self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent |
legend | explanatory list of symbols on a map |
centrifugal | radiating; departing from the center |
cipher | nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V. |
duress | forcible restraint, especially unlawfully; coercion by threat; illegal coercion; Ex. a promise made under duress |
grievance | cause of complaint; complaint |