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 |
|---|---|
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| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
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| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |