GRE Word List
SKIMP
skimpy
The meaning of the word skimp is skimpy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |