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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WordMeaning
metaphora 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)
cacophonousmarked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
clipperone that clips something
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
thralla state of servitude or submission
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
licensepermission to act
edicta proclamation having the force of law
suppliantsupplicant