GRE Word List
COZEN
cheat; hoodwink; swindle
The meaning of the word cozen is cheat; hoodwink; swindle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| genealogy | record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry |
| ventral | abdominal |
| insipid | lacking in flavor; lacking interest; dull; Ex. insipid food/character |
| nip | snip off; stop something's growth or development; bite; make numb with cold; Ex. nip the plan; Ex. A guard dog nipped the postman; Ex. fingers nipped by the extreme chill |
| mannered | affected; not natural; Ex. mannered way of speech |
| shangri-la | imaginary remote paradise on earth; CF. Lost Horizon |
| chaperon | older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman |
| expansive | (of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size |
| devious | roundabout; erratic; deviating from the straight course; not straightforward; not completely honest; Ex. devious route |
| backslide | revert (to bad habits); N. reverter |
