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.

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WordMeaning
whimsywhim
casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
soarto fly aloft or about
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
bullya blustering, browbeating person
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
mischancebad luck
outfitthe act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition)
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary