GRE Word List
SKIMP
provide or use scantily; live very economically; Ex. skimp on necessities; ADJ. skimpy: inadequate in amount; scanty; stingy; niggardly
The meaning of the word skimp is provide or use scantily; live very economically; Ex. skimp on necessities; ADJ. skimpy: inadequate in amount; scanty; stingy; niggardly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| torpedo | underwater explosive apparatus; V. |
| drab | dull; lacking color; cheerless ; Ex. drab coat/life |
| gullible | easily deceived |
| craft | skill (esp. with one's hands); skill in deceiving people; guile; ADJ. crafty: cleverly deceitful; cunning |
| hide | skin of an animal |
| monolithic | solidly uniform; unchangeable; unyielding; N. monolith: large block of stone |
| shun | keep away from; avoid deliberately; Ex. She has been shunned by her neighbors. |
| bowdlerize | expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler |
| purse | pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles; N: wallet |
| cameo | shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film |
