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 |
|---|---|
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
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| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| conflagration | fire |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| overwhelm | upset |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |