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 |
|---|---|
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| superannuated | outmoded |