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 |
|---|---|
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| enhance | heighten |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| stringent | tight |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |