GRE Word List
SCRIMMAGE
a minor battle : skirmish
The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.
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| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
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| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
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| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
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