GRE Word List

SHYSTER

a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger

The meaning of the word shyster is a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger.

Random words

WordMeaning
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
disputatiousinclined to dispute
aphorisma concise statement of a principle
drasticacting rapidly or violently
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
mawkishlacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
pecuniaryconsisting of or measured in money