GRE Word List

SCRIMMAGE

a minor battle : skirmish

The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.

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amuleta charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)
irreverencelack of reverence
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
metallurgicalthe science and technology of metals
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
unsavoryinsipid
touchymarked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation