GRE Word List
PARSIMONY
stinginess; excessive frugality; ADJ. parsimonious
The meaning of the word parsimony is stinginess; excessive frugality; ADJ. parsimonious.
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impugn | dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight |
bivouac | temporary encampment; camp without tents; V. |
turbulence | state of violent agitation; ADJ. turbulent: violently agitated or disturbed |
abode | dwelling place; home |
torpor | lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy; ADJ. torpid: lethargic; lazy; inactive; (of an animal) dormant; hibernating |
variegated | (esp. of a flower or leaf) many-colored |
didactic | (of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism |
odoriferous | giving off an odor |
orgy | wild drunken revelry; unrestrained indulgence in an activity; Ex. orgy of shopping |
hieroglyphic | picture writing; ADJ. |