GRE Word List
SCRIMMAGE
a minor battle : skirmish
The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| raspy | harsh |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |