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 |
|---|---|
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |