GRE Word List
SKINFLINT
miser; stingy person
The meaning of the word skinflint is miser; stingy person.
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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) |