GRE Word List
SKIMP
skimpy
The meaning of the word skimp is skimpy.
Random words
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|---|---|
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |