GRE Word List
SCRIMMAGE
a minor battle : skirmish
The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |