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 |
|---|---|
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| spate | freshet |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |