GRE Word List
TIGHTWAD
miser; excessively frugal person
The meaning of the word tightwad is miser; excessively frugal person.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pine | long for; yearn; languish from longing or grief; decline |
| canny | shrewd in money matters; thrifty |
| jibe | agree; be in harmony with; gibe |
| conversant | familiar with; having knowledge of |
| discursive | (of a person or writing) digressing; rambling (without any clear plan) |
| incidental | not essential; minor; N: something incidental |
| whittle | pare; cut away thin bits (from wood); fashion in this way; reduce gradually; trim |
| insubordination | disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate |
| maim | mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life |
| concede | admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluctantly); yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal |
