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
interloperone that interlopes: such as
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
vociferousmarked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
pungentsharply painful
centrifugea machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of