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
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
myriadten thousand
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
sustainto give support or relief to
circuitoushaving a circular or winding course
dynamicmarked by usually continuous and productive activity or change
clownfarmer
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent