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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WordMeaning
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
primto give a prim or demure expression to
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
cunningdexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
eclecticcomposed of elements drawn from various sources
yena strong desire or propensity
implyto express indirectly