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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vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
shrivelto draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous
nutritionthe act or process of nourishing or being nourished
fazeto disturb the composure of : disconcert