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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WordMeaning
resurgeto undergo a resurgence
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
fancyto have a fancy (see fancy
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical