GRE Word List
TIGHTWAD
a close or miserly person
The meaning of the word tightwad is a close or miserly person.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| nourish | nurture |