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 |
|---|---|
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |