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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jaunta usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
decolletewearing a strapless or low-necked dress
shiftto exchange for or replace by another : change
horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
glossyhaving a surface luster or brightness
collectedgathered together