GRE Word List
SCRIMMAGE
a minor battle : skirmish
The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cipher | zero |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |