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
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
bombardmenta late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones
chivalrousvaliant
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
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)