GRE Word List
TIGHTWAD
a close or miserly person
The meaning of the word tightwad is a close or miserly person.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| guileless | innocent |