SAT Word of the Day: finagle
March 4, 2009 by Adam
Filed under All Posts, SAT Word of the Day
finagle (v.)
From Dictionary.com:
1. to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often fol. by out of): He finagled the backers out of a fortune.
2. to get or achieve (something) by guile, trickery, or manipulation: to finagle an assignment to the Membership Committee.
3. to practice deception or fraud; scheme.
In a sentence:
“John’s attempt to finagle a better grade by flattering his teacher didn’t work.”
