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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |