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 |
|---|---|
| kismet | fate |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| compulsive | having power to compel |