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.
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| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| nib | bill |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
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| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |