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 |
|---|---|
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |