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 |
|---|---|
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
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| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
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| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |