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
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
fraughtfull of or accompanied by something specified
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
muteunable to speak : lacking the power of speech
equineof, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
benefactorsomeone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
commodiouscomfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy