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 |
|---|---|
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| evenhanded | fair |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| polity | political organization |