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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |