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
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
orgysecret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
awfulextremely disagreeable or objectionable
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
passiveacted upon by an external agency