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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interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
spatialrelating to, occupying, or having the character of space
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
verdantgreen in tint or color