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 |
---|---|
repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
nib | bill |
causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
veer | to change direction or course |
chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |