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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| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
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| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
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