GRE Word List
SCRIMMAGE
a minor battle : skirmish
The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |