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 |
|---|---|
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
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| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |