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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| Word | Meaning |
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| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
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