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 |
|---|---|
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |