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
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
peccadilloa slight offense
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
aceticvinegary
husbanda male partner in a marriage
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
prophylacticguarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection