GRE Word List

TIGHTWAD

a close or miserly person

The meaning of the word tightwad is a close or miserly person.

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WordMeaning
idyllicpleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
patronizeto act as patron of : provide aid or support for
gradationa series forming successive stages
decreean order usually having the force of law
providentfrugal
advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
historichistorical
lumberto move ponderously