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
mealymouthednot plain and straightforward : devious
lunarcrescent
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
direexciting horror
debonairsuave
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
combustiblecapable of combustion
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
trinketa small ornament (such as a jewel or ring)
sonicutilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves