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 |
|---|---|
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| cadaver | a dead body |