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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|---|---|
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
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| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |