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 |
|---|---|
| flutter | (of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly, and irregularly; vibrate rapidly or erratically; fly by waving quickly; flitter; N. |
| seine | seine net; net for catching fish |
| billow | large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge, swell, roll in billows |
| declivity | downward slope |
| disheveled | untidy (of hair or clothing); V. dishevel |
| insatiable | not easily satisfied; unquenchable; Ex. insatiable appetite |
| accede | agree |
| recluse | hermit; loner; ADJ. reclusive |
| prolific | producing offspring or fruit in abundance; fertile; fecund; abundantly fruitful; producing abundant works; Ex. prolific writer |
| annul | make void |
