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 |
|---|---|
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |