GRE Word List
PARSIMONY
stinginess; excessive frugality; ADJ. parsimonious
The meaning of the word parsimony is stinginess; excessive frugality; ADJ. parsimonious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plenary | (of power) complete; full; fully attended by all qualified members; Ex. plenary power |
| reactionary | strongly opposed to social or political change; opposing progress; politically ultraconservative; N. OP. radical |
| juncture | crisis; point in time; joining point; joint; act of joining |
| catechism | book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize |
| lap | take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently; Ex. waves lapping the shore; N: front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person |
| cardiologist | doctor specializing in ailments of the heart |
| temperament | characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess; ADJ. temperamental: of temperament; having frequent changes of temper; Ex. temperamental dislike of sports; Ex. temperamental actress |
| flippant | lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy |
| negligence | neglect; failure to take reasonable care; ADJ. negligent: neglectful; lax; not taking enough care |
| fabricate | build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society |
