GRE Word List
SKIMP
skimpy
The meaning of the word skimp is skimpy.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |