GRE vocabulary
fleece
to cheat someone out of money by overcharging or swindling
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fabricate
to make up something false in order to deceive
fabrication
a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead
fabulist
a person who invents elaborate or untruthful stories
facetious
treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor
facile
achieved too easily and therefore superficial or shallow
facilitate
to make an action or process easier or more achievable
faction
a small, organized group within a larger one, especially one that is in opposition
factious
inclined to form rival groups and provoke internal dissent
Common questions
Questions about “fleece”
Fleece (verb) means to cheat someone out of money by overcharging or swindling
Here is fleece used in an example sentence: "Unscrupulous vendors fleece tourists who do not know the local prices."
Common synonyms for fleece include swindle, defraud, bilk.
Antonyms of fleece include reimburse, compensate.
Fleece is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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