GRE Word List
MISERLY
stingy; mean
The meaning of the word miserly is stingy; mean.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
