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
consignto give over to another's care
juggernauta massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path
regimeregimen
misogamya hatred of marriage
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
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conjureto charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly
misgivingsa feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy