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

WordMeaning
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
baffleto defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
desiccateto dry up
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
palpablecapable of being touched or felt : tangible