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 |
|---|---|
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| progeny | descendants |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
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| hirsute | hairy |
| constraint | the act of constraining |