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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |