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 |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| append | attach |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |