GRE Word List
TIGHTWAD
a close or miserly person
The meaning of the word tightwad is a close or miserly person.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| brook | creek |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |