GRE Word List

SCUFFLE

to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion

The meaning of the word scuffle is to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion.

Random words

WordMeaning
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
sophistphilosopher
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
contagiona contagious disease
abashto destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert
flaira skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface