GRE Word List
SCRIMMAGE
a minor battle : skirmish
The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |