GRE Word List
SKIMP
skimpy
The meaning of the word skimp is skimpy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |