GRE Word List

SCRIMMAGE

a minor battle : skirmish

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

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WordMeaning
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
stiltedpompous
reprimanda severe or formal reproof
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
bogusnot genuine : counterfeit
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
minutethe 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds
distortto twist (see twist
suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function