GRE Word List

SKIMP

skimpy

The meaning of the word skimp is skimpy.

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WordMeaning
pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
elatedmarked by high spirits : exultant
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
emollientmaking soft or supple
pastea dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls
incubateto sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
reciprocateto give and take mutually
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious