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
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
categoricalabsolute
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
pell-mellin mingled confusion or disorder
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
gapeto open the mouth wide
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due