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 |
|---|---|
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |