GRE Word List
TIGHTWAD
a close or miserly person
The meaning of the word tightwad is a close or miserly person.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |