GRE Word List
PILFER
steal
The meaning of the word pilfer is steal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |