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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |