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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tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
funerealof or relating to a funeral
begetto procreate as the father : sire
parlancespeech
disproportionlack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity
astringentcausing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic
corollarya proposition (see proposition
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