miser

Day 53Level 1

MAHY-zer

stingy person

person who hoards money, possessions; stingy person

Part of Speech: noun

Antonyms:

spendthrift

Example Sentence:

Old David is a penny-pinching miser who loves his hidden fortune more than his own children.

Related Words

erode

uh-BREYD

to wear off by rubbing; to scrape off

outline

a-DUM-brayt

to foreshadow vaguely; outline; indicate

attraction

uh-LOOR

appeal; power to attract

collaboration

kuhm-PLIH-sih-tee

partnership in wrongdoing; state of being an accomplice

disapproval

dis-ap-ruh-BEY-shuhn

disapproval; condemnation

belittle

dis-PAR-aj

to slight or belittle