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 |
|---|---|
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| portly | dignified |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |