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 |
|---|---|
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| antecede | precede |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |