GRE Word List
THRIFTY
given to or marked by economy and good management
The meaning of the word thrifty is given to or marked by economy and good management.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| debonair | suave |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |