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 |
|---|---|
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |