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 |
|---|---|
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |