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 |
|---|---|
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |