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Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.

Veto :: Veto (n.) A power or right possessed by one department of government to forbid or prohibit the carrying out of projects attempted by another department; especially, in a constitutional government, a power vested in the chief executive to prevent the enactment of measures passed by the legislature. Such a power may be absolute, as in the case of the Tribunes of the People in ancient Rome, or limited, as in the case of the President of the United States. Called also the veto power..

Veto :: Veto (n.) A document or message communicating the reasons of the executive for not officially approving a proposed law; -- called also veto message.

Closehanded :: Closehanded (a.) Covetous; penurious; stingy; closefisted.

Covetousness :: Covetousness (n.) Strong desire.

Desirous :: Desirous (n.) Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain; covetous.

Vetoist :: Vetoist (n.) One who uses, or sustains the use of, the veto..

Vetoing :: Vetoing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vet.

Over :: Over (prep.) Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding; as, he triumphed over difficulties; the bill was passed over the veto..

Niggard :: Niggard (a.) Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy.

Hard-fisted :: Hard-fisted (a.) Close-fisted; covetous; niggardly.

Grudge :: Grudge (v. i.) To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant.

Lust :: Lust (n.) To have an eager, passionate, and especially an inordinate or sinful desire, as for the gratification of the sexual appetite or of covetousness; -- often with after..

Misery :: Misery (n.) Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice.

Veto :: Veto (n.) The exercise of such authority; an act of prohibition or prevention; as, a veto is probable if the bill passes..

Gripple :: Gripple (a.) Griping; greedy; covetous; tenacious.

Veto :: Veto (v. t.) To prohibit; to negative; also, to refuse assent to, as a legislative bill, and thus prevent its enactment; as, to veto an appropriation bill..

Niggard :: Niggard (n.) A person meanly close and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonous fellow; a miser..

Hunks :: Hunks (n.) A covetous, sordid man; a miser; a niggard..

Cob :: Cob (n.) A leader or chief; a conspicuous person, esp. a rich covetous person..

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