GRE Word List
PARSIMONY
the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift
The meaning of the word parsimony is the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| poise | balance |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |