GRE Word List
SCRIMMAGE
a minor battle : skirmish
The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |