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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vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
glamoran exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
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