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 |
|---|---|
| nutritious | nourishing |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |