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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
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| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |