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 |
|---|---|
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |