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 |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| license | permission to act |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| suppliant | supplicant |