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 |
|---|---|
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| foppish | foolish |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |