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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museto become absorbed in thought
legislaturea body of persons having the power to legislate
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
indignityan act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
lagoona shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found