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 |
|---|---|
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |