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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| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |