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 |
|---|---|
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |