GRE Word List
SCRIMMAGE
a minor battle : skirmish
The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| succor | relief |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |