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.

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WordMeaning
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
pittancea small portion, amount, or allowance
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
simianof, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes