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 |
|---|---|
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |