GRE Word List
SCRIMMAGE
a minor battle : skirmish
The meaning of the word scrimmage is a minor battle : skirmish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| ramification | branch |
| viable | capable of living |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |