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 |
|---|---|
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| defer | put off |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| tatter | to make ragged |