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
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
tortuousmarked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
arrearsthe state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
caucusa closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy
slapto strike sharply with or as if with the open hand
skittishlively or frisky in action : capricious