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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WordMeaning
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
euphonypleasing or sweet sound
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
lucremonetary gain : profit
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
codifyto reduce to a code
consanguineousof the same blood or origin