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

WordMeaning
litheeasily bent or flexed
loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
adjacentnot distant : nearby
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing