GRE Word List

SCRIMMAGE

a minor battle : skirmish

The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.

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execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
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germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
levityexcessive or unseemly frivolity
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
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regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
sanctuarya consecrated place: such as