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 |
|---|---|
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| ensconce | shelter |