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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |