GRE Word List
SCRIMMAGE
a minor battle : skirmish
The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| apprehend | arrest |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |