GRE Word List
SCRIMMAGE
a minor battle : skirmish
The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |