GRE Word List
SKIMP
provide or use scantily; live very economically; Ex. skimp on necessities; ADJ. skimpy: inadequate in amount; scanty; stingy; niggardly
The meaning of the word skimp is provide or use scantily; live very economically; Ex. skimp on necessities; ADJ. skimpy: inadequate in amount; scanty; stingy; niggardly.
Random words
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flutter | (of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly, and irregularly; vibrate rapidly or erratically; fly by waving quickly; flitter; N. |
seine | seine net; net for catching fish |
billow | large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge, swell, roll in billows |
declivity | downward slope |
disheveled | untidy (of hair or clothing); V. dishevel |
insatiable | not easily satisfied; unquenchable; Ex. insatiable appetite |
accede | agree |
recluse | hermit; loner; ADJ. reclusive |
prolific | producing offspring or fruit in abundance; fertile; fecund; abundantly fruitful; producing abundant works; Ex. prolific writer |
annul | make void |