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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| exegesis | exposition |