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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WordMeaning
upshotthe final result : outcome
veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
depleteto empty of a principal substance
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
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capriciousgoverned or characterized by caprice : impulsive
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
congealto change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
oligarchygovernment by the few
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine