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 |
|---|---|
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |