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 |
|---|---|
| steep | lofty |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |