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.

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WordMeaning
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
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valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
politicpolitical
catechismoral instruction
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)