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 |
|---|---|
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| idiom | an 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) |