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 |
|---|---|
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| dull | tedious |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |