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 |
|---|---|
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |