GRE Word List

SKIMP

skimpy

The meaning of the word skimp is skimpy.

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WordMeaning
inverseopposite in order, nature, or effect
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
uniquebeing the only one : sole
wringto squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
voracioushaving a huge appetite : ravenous
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
dowseto plunge into water