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 |
|---|---|
| inanimate | not animate: |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| noisome | noxious |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |