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 |
|---|---|
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |