GRE Word List
PILFER
steal
The meaning of the word pilfer is steal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |