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 |
|---|---|
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| concatenate | linked together |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |