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
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
censora person who supervises conduct and morals: such as
bandyto discuss lightly or banteringly
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted