GRE Word List
PILFER
steal
The meaning of the word pilfer is steal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |