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 |
|---|---|
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| expiate | to make amends for |