GRE Word List
SCRIMMAGE
a minor battle : skirmish
The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expound | to set forth : state |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |