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 |
|---|---|
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| acetic | vinegary |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |