GRE Word List

MISERLY

of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser

The meaning of the word miserly is of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser.

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WordMeaning
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
igniteto set afire
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
avalanchea large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
garnerto gather into storage
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
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful