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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| broach | brooch |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |