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 |
|---|---|
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |