GRE Word List
SKINFLINT
miser; stingy person
The meaning of the word skinflint is miser; stingy person.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| horticultural | pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops |
| masticate | chew |
| slake | satisfy (thirst); quench; sate |
| sallow | (of the skin) yellowish and unhealthy-looking; sickly in color; Ex. sallow complexion due to jaundice |
| putative | supposed; reputed; generally regarded as such; Ex. putative father of the child |
| xenophobia | fear or hatred of foreigners; N. xenophobe |
| tablet | small round piece of medicine; flat piece of stone or metal bearing an inscription; Ex. stone tablet on the wall |
| pseudonym | pen name; fictitious name assumed by an author; ADJ. pseudonymous |
| vise | vice; tool for holding work in place; clamping device |
| ensconce | settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place) |