GRE Word List
SWINDLER
to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
The meaning of the word swindler is to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exhume | disinter |
| colloquy | conversation |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |