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.

Random words

WordMeaning
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
hindmostfarthest to the rear : last
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
corrugatedhaving corrugations
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality