GRE Word List
SCRIMMAGE
a minor battle : skirmish
The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| random | a haphazard course |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |