GRE Word List
SCRIMMAGE
a minor battle : skirmish
The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| alleviate | relieve |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |