GRE Word List
SCRIMMAGE
a minor battle : skirmish
The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |