GRE Word List

SCRIMMAGE

a minor battle : skirmish

The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.

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WordMeaning
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
docketa brief written summary of a document : abstract
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit
behemotha mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God
crescendoa gradual increase
egregiousconspicuous
transcendentaltranscendent