GRE Word List
SCRIMMAGE
a minor battle : skirmish
The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |