GRE Word List

NIGGARDLY

grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging

The meaning of the word niggardly is grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging.

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WordMeaning
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
benefitsomething that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage
integrityfirm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
declivitydownward inclination
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
braidto make from braids
excoriateto wear off the skin of : abrade
conveyancethe action of conveying
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark