GRE Word List

SKIMP

skimpy

The meaning of the word skimp is skimpy.

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WordMeaning
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
orgysecret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing
muteunable to speak : lacking the power of speech
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
typhoona hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation