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 |
|---|---|
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| approbation | commendation |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| distort | to twist (see twist |