GRE Word List
MISERLY
stingy; mean
The meaning of the word miserly is stingy; mean.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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feral | (of an animal) not domestic; wild |
prodigious | enormous; marvelous; extraordinary; Ex. prodigious amount/memory |
poise | good judgment with composure; balance; V: place in a carefully balanced position |
phlegmatic | calm and unexcitable; not easily disturbed; CF. phlegm: sticky mucus produced in the respiratory tract |
kneel | go down on one's knee(s) |
impending | nearing; approaching; about to happen |
ploy | strategem to gain an advantage; tactic; Ex. management ploy |
mock | ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision |
tutelary | protective; pertaining to a guardianship; Ex. tutelary deities |
felicity | happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous |