GRE Word List

SCRIMMAGE

a minor battle : skirmish

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

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WordMeaning
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
resplendentshining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor
cemeterya burial ground
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain