GRE Word List
SCRIMMAGE
a minor battle : skirmish
The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| motley | variegated in color |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |