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flimflam

nounCommon GRE wordMore F words

deceptive nonsense or a swindle meant to cheat the gullible

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Flimflam in a sentence

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The investment seminar was a flimflam designed to part retirees from their savings.

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Flimflam (noun) means deceptive nonsense or a swindle meant to cheat the gullible
Here is flimflam used in an example sentence: "The investment seminar was a flimflam designed to part retirees from their savings."
Common synonyms for flimflam include swindle, humbug, hoax.
Flimflam is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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