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 |
|---|---|
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| provident | frugal |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| historic | historical |
| lumber | to move ponderously |