GRE Word List
SKINFLINT
miser; stingy person
The meaning of the word skinflint is miser; stingy person.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precept | practical rule guiding conduct; Ex. mother's precept |
| erotic | pertaining to passionate love or sexual love |
| antediluvian | antiquated; extremely ancient |
| advocacy | support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something |
| beneficent | kindly; doing good |
| anthology | book of literary selections by various authors; CF. omnibus |
| distinctive | clearly different from others of the same kind |
| petty | trivial; unimportant; very small; small-minded; petty-minded |
| tangential | only slightly connected; not central; peripheral; digressing; showing divergence; CF. tangent |
| fundamental | basic; primary; essential |
