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 |
|---|---|
| unfrock | defrock |
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| trample | tramp |
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| victuals | food usable by people |
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| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |