GRE Word List
SCRIMMAGE
a minor battle : skirmish
The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.
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| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |