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 |
|---|---|
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |