By adopting a frugal lifestyle, the researcher managed to fund her fieldwork entirely on a modest stipend.
通过过一种节俭的生活，这位研究者用微薄的津贴就完全资助了自己的田野调查。
Which choice best defines “frugal”?
C — Thrifty; sparing.. “frugal” means Thrifty; sparing..
Which word means “Thrifty; sparing.”?
B — frugal. “frugal” means Thrifty; sparing..
frugal — Thrifty; sparing.. In Chinese: 节俭的；节约的.
frugal is pronounced //ˈfruːɡl//.
By adopting a frugal lifestyle, the researcher managed to fund her fieldwork entirely on a modest stipend. (通过过一种节俭的生活，这位研究者用微薄的津贴就完全资助了自己的田野调查。)
thrifty, economical, sparing — all close in meaning to frugal (Thrifty; sparing.).
extravagant, wasteful — each the opposite of frugal (Thrifty; sparing.).
Yes. frugal is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
frug(果实) → 靠果腹省吃 → 节俭。