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 |
|---|---|
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |