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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venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
reaperone that reaps
capaciouscontaining or capable of containing a great deal
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
politypolitical organization
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
whiffa quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray