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 |
|---|---|
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |