GRE Word List
SKINFLINT
a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
The meaning of the word skinflint is a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| defalcate | deduct |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |