GRE Word List
TIGHTWAD
miser; excessively frugal person
The meaning of the word tightwad is miser; excessively frugal person.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rapport | close relationship; emotional closeness; harmony |
| philology | study of language or words |
| pore | study industriously; ponder; scrutinize; Ex. pore over the book; N. |
| comely | attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance |
| dogged | determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean |
| patois | local or provincial dialect |
| disarray | state of disorder; a disorderly or untidy state; Ex. with her clothes in disarray |
| atrophy | wasting away; V: weaken and lose flesh and muscle (through lack of blood or lack of use) |
| paramount | foremost in importance; supreme; CF. para-: beyond; above; Ex. paranormal |
| feral | (of an animal) not domestic; wild |
