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 |
|---|---|
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
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| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| politic | political |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| idiom | an 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) |