GRE Word List
SCRIMMAGE
a minor battle : skirmish
The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |