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 |
|---|---|
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| mendicant | beggar |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| growl | rumble |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| brackish | somewhat salty |