GRE Word List
SCRIMMAGE
a minor battle : skirmish
The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.
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| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |