GRE Word List

SCRIMMAGE

a minor battle : skirmish

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

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deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
tippleto drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
uproariousmarked by uproar
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
migratoryof, relating to, or characterized by migration