GRE Word List

SCRIMMAGE

a minor battle : skirmish

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

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WordMeaning
indulgentwilling to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
feintsomething feigned
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point