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.
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|---|---|
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
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| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
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| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
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